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Die Hard (1988)

Die Hard begins on Christmas Eve with New York detective John McClane traveling to Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his wife Holly, who is now living in LA with their two children and going by her maiden name. The party was being held at the fictional Nakatomi Plaza. During the evening, German terrorists break into the building and take the partygoers hostage. McClane escapes detection after having an argument with his wife and leaving to an upstairs bathroom. He manages to hide throughout the building, killing off the terrorists one by one. After a reporter reveals that McClane's wife is one of the hostages by interviewing their children, the terrorists take Holly in order to persuade McClane into giving up. He finally meets the leader Hans Gruber and throws him out of the window.

Publications referenced in Die Hard

Books

The Hans Gruber quote, "And when Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer." is supposedly from this book, but that quote isn't actually contained in the writing.

Season: 3Episode: 1

September 21, 2006

Michael calls Oscar a "faggie" when he finds out that Oscar likes the movie 'Shakespeare in Love' more than 'Die Hard'. Toby has a discussion with him about his offensive language, but Michael is unaware that the word is not appropriate. He is also unaware that Oscar is gay.

Season: 1Episode: 13

January 18, 2011

The criminals, holding the police precinct hostage, discover that Jim is in the building and lure him out of hiding. The ringleader of the criminals likens the situation to the film 'Die Hard' several times.

Season: 7Episode: 7

October 24, 2011

Robin and Kevin are watching TV on the couch, when Ted comes out of his room, wanting to watch a movie. After Kevin and Robin invite him to join them, he asks Kevin if he's seen 'Die Hard'. Kevin is excited, thinking 'Die Hard' is the movie Ted rented. But Ted informs them that the movie is a documentary about coins, produced by the same guy who made 'Die Hard'.